Early in 2015, changes were made to Government policy relating to affordable housing, which were reinforced through changes to our policies. However, these changes were subsequently withdrawn from council and national policy following a successful challenge in the High Court in July 2015. A recent judgement by the Court of Appeal has reinstated the changes made to national policy, and we will be reinstating the changes to local policies at Cabinet in July. In the meantime, the outcome of the Court of Appeal Judgement will be a material planning consideration. Please view our Affordable Housing policy changes (PDF 193KB) document for a more detailed explanation.

We will be collecting bins from roads where it is safe to do so. Please leave your bins out for collection. If your bins have not yet been collected, leave them on the boundary of your property and we will collect them as soon as conditions allow. ×